Highfields School term dates 2026/27
Upper Lumsdale, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5NA
10 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Thursday, 3 September 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Friday, 4 September 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Friday, 23 October 2026 · all day
Autumn Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
INSET Day
Monday, 30 November 2026 · all day
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 · 15 days
Spring Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
Summer Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
INSET Day
Friday, 25 June 2027 · all day
Highfields School’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Monday, 7 September 2026 to Friday, 23 July 2027, 190 school days in all. The 5 INSET days are 3 September 2026, 4 September 2026, 23 October 2026, 30 November 2026, 25 June 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 7 September – 18 December 2026Half term 26–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 5 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 12 April – 23 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with Derbyshire County Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Highfields School differs in 3 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 7 September 2026 rather than 4 September 2026, and breaks for half term 26–30 October 2026 rather than 24 October – 1 November 2026.
- The spring term starts 5 January 2027 rather than 4 January 2027, and breaks for half term 15–19 February 2027 rather than 13–21 February 2027.
- The summer term breaks for half term 31 May – 4 June 2027 rather than 28 May – 7 June 2027.
Derbyshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Highfields School is one of 452 schools in the Derbyshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Phase
- Secondary, ages 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 1,298
- Local authority
- Derbyshire County Council
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Andrew Marsh
- URN
- 148299
Highfields School sets its own term dates, so they can differ from Derbyshire County Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Highfields School’s own term dates page · highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk
Plan the term around them
Add these dates, build your timetable on the school’s two-week rotation, and track what is due against days you are actually in.